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HAV/24UG/MNR/2024/0644

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 1-bedroom flat in RG27.

Decided
3 February 2025
Postcode district
RG27
Property
1-bedroom, Flat
Rent before
£750 a month
Landlord proposed
£1,250 a month
Tribunal determined
£835 a month-33.2% on the proposal
Payable from
14 December 2024
Rules applied
Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The open market rent for the property in good condition was estimated at £1,600 per month. Adjustments totaling £765 per month were made for poor external repair, poor internal condition, tenant-provided soft furnishings and white goods, dated kitchen and bathroom, lack of double glazing, and lack of dedicated outside space, arriving at a final rent of £835 per month.

The property

The property is in poor internal and external condition, with water ingress in the bedroom, damp in the hall, dated kitchen and bathroom fittings, lack of double glazing, and no private outside space.

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